Spitzbergen
English
Etymology
From German Spitzbergen, a Germanised spelling of Dutch Spitsbergen.
Proper noun
Spitzbergen
- (dated) Alternative spelling of Spitsbergen
German
Etymology
From Dutch Spitsbergen. Analysable as spitz (“pointed, pointy”) + Berge(n) (“mountains”). The original Dutch has the same meaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃpɪtsˈbɛrɡən/
Proper noun
Spitzbergen n (genitive Spitzbergens)
- Svalbard; Spitsbergen (archipelago)
- Spitsbergen; West Spitsbergen (largest island of this archipelago)
Usage notes
- Outside of official use, German Spitzbergen remains the predominant word for both senses.
Synonyms
- (archipelago): Svalbard
- (island): West-Spitzbergen
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Spitsbergen
Proper noun
Spitzbergen f
- Spitsbergen (an island in Svalbard, Norway)